Light elements in the universe
Subtitle: proceedings of the 268th symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Geneva, Switzerland, November 9-13, 2009
By: edited by Corrinne Charbonnel, Monica Tosi, Francesca Primas, and Cristina Chiappini
Contributors: Charbonnel, Corinne, ed; Tosi, Monica, ed; Primas, Francesca, ed; Chiappini, Cristina, ed; International Astronomical Union
Series: IAU symposium proceedings series; IAU symposium and colloquium proceedings series
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780521765060
Other titles: Proceedings of the 268th symposium of the International Astronomical Union; IAU Symposium
Description: IAU Symposium 268 presents an overview of the most recent observational and theoretical research on the formation and evolution of light elements in the Universe: H, He, Li, Be, B, and their isotopes. Astrophysicists from a variety of subfields discuss recent developments that will improve our understanding of the light elements and provide important clues to stellar and galactic evolution, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, and cosmology. Striking observational progress has been achieved recently through the advent of next generation ground- and space-based telescopes, such as the cosmic microwave background experiments that allow the accurate determination of the baryon density of the Universe. New theoretical breakthroughs in describing stellar interiors and the chemical evolution of complex systems and the remaining challenges in this field are also addressed. This critical review is a useful resource for all those interested in the chemical evolution of the Universe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Preface; title: - Opening session; title: - 1. Production of the light elements in the first minutes of the Universe; title: - 2. Abundances of D, 3He and 4He: observations; title: - 3. Abundances of Li, Be, B: observations; title: - 4. Sources and sinks of light elements; title: - 5. Evolution of the light elements in the Universe; title: - Author index.